Alle Missionen

Staff and Liaison Officers

  • Tasks

    Swiss Armed Forces members are deployed in various peacekeeping missions as staff and liaison officers. The scope of possibilities is multifaceted: Swiss officers perform services for the command of the contingent of the Swiss Armed Forces in Kosovo, are active in international functions within different staff areas or assume various responsibilities as advisors to commanders in specific specialised branches.

    Possible functions

    • Alternate Member NNSC
    • Operations Officer NNSC
    • Secretary NNSC
    • Quartermaster NNSC
    • National Contingent Commander (NCC) SWISSCOY
    • Command Support Assistant NCC SWISSCOY
    • Chief Swiss Intelligence Cell (SWIC) SWISSCOY
    • Personnel Manager (Staff Officer S1) / Gender Focal Point (GFP) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Operations/Planning/Training (S3/5/7) / Deputy National Contingent Commander (NCC) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Finance / Quartermaster (S8 / QM) SWISSCOY
    • Press and Information Officer (PIO) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Joint Visitors Bureau (JVB) KFOR
    • Deputy Chief of Staff Support KFOR (DCOS Spt) KFOR
    • Staff Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff Support (DCOS Spt) KFOR
    • Head Information Activities and Coordination Section (C IAC) KFOR
    • Political / Special Advisor (POLAD) KFOR
    • Chief Gender Advisor KFOR
    • Staff Assistant Admin Gender Advisor KFOR
    • Commander Joint Logistics Support Group (COM JLSG) KFOR
    • Chief of Staff Joint Logistics Support Group (COS JLSG) KFOR
    • Military Assistant / Executive Officer to Commander Joint Logistics Support Group (JLSG) KFOR
    • Staff Assistant (Admin) to Commander Joint Logistics Support Group (JLSG) KFOR
    • Staff Officer Engineer Joint Logistics Support Group (JLSG) KFOR
    • Liaison Officer Joint Logistics Support Group KFOR (LNO JLSG)
    • Chief Tactical Effects Center (C TEC) KFOR Regional Command East (RC-E)
    • Deputy Chief Assessment Cell KFOR Regional Command East (RC-E)
    • Staff Officer Current Operations KFOR Regional Command West (RC-W)
    • Staff Officer Assessment KFOR Regional Command West (RC-W)
    • Staff Officer / Branch Chief S3 - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Bataillon (ISR Bn) KFOR
    • Senior Analyst - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Bataillon KFOR (ISR Bn)
    • Liaison Officer - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Bataillon KFOR (SO ISR Bn LNO to JOC)
    • Deputy Camp Commander Camp Novo Selo (CNS) KFOR
    • Deputy Site Manager Camp Novo Selo (CNS) KFOR
    • Staff Officer J2 / SNR EUFOR
    • Special Ammunitions and Weapons Advisor (SAWAD) EUFOR
    • UN Staff Officer

    Sought after profiles

    • Officers of the Swiss Armed Forces.
    • For certain specialist functions, civilian qualifications may be decisive. An officer rank is an advantage, but not mandatory.

    • SWISSCOY | KFOR

      SWISSCOY in Kosovo is the Swiss Armed Forces largest peace support operation to date. 215 men and women undertake a wide variety of functions in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR).

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    • EUFOR ALTHEA

      Since 2004, up to 20 Swiss Armed Forces personnel have been working in Liaison and Observation Teams (LOT) supporting EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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    • UN military observers and staff officers

      Since 1990, Swiss Officers have supported UN in various mission areas as military observers and staff officers.

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    • NNSC

      The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) on the Demarcation Line between North and South Korea is the longest Swiss peace support mission to date. The NNSC is perma­nently occupied by five Swiss and five Swedish officers.

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      • From application to assignment abroad

        Interested women and men can apply to the SWISSINT Competence Centre for a peace-promoting mission abroad within the framework of the Swiss Armed Forces. We are looking for experts from a wide variety of professions. The basic requirements differ depending on the mission and type of operation.

        Application

        Do you have any questions about the selection process or the scope of functions? Feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail.